Putnam County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	12,368	12,246	12,046	12,425	12,340	-28	-0.23%
Total Private Employment	10,034	9,979	9,872	10,141	10,063	29	0.29%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	82	81	76	73	75	-7	-8.54%
Mining	78	75	77	86	91	13	16.67%
Construction	577	584	605	582	577	0	0.00%
Manufacturing	2,135	2,004	1,832	2,035	2,174	39	1.83%
Wholesale Trade	129	128	114	132	143	14	10.85%
Retail Trade	1,080	1,122	1,163	1,186	1,182	102	9.44%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,633	1,626	1,653	1,557	1,452	-181	-11.08%
Utilities	79	70	70	74	80	1	1.27%
Information	123	126	127	115	121	-2	-1.63%
Finance and Insurance	255	262	265	243	245	-10	-3.92%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78	93	106	117	108	30	38.46%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	158	223	249	234	230	72	45.57%
Mgmt. of Companies	29	22	21	D	23	-6	-20.69%
Admin. and Waste Services	301	299	244	285	301	0	0.00%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	869	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,184	1,089	1,107	1,139	1,182	-2	-0.17%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	31	43	45	47	45	14	45.16%
Accommodation and Food Service	900	957	913	986	950	50	5.56%
Other Services	195	232	230	237	215	20	10.26%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,334	2,268	2,175	2,284	2,278	-56	-2.40%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	727	739	751	761	770	43	5.91%
Total Private Establishments	668	681	693	708	719	51	7.63%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	21	21	18	21	0	0.00%
Mining	8	7	7	6	6	-2	-25.00%
Construction	108	111	111	113	109	1	0.93%
Manufacturing	26	26	27	27	25	-1	-3.85%
Wholesale Trade	20	22	22	28	27	7	35.00%
Retail Trade	92	95	97	99	103	11	11.96%
Transport. and Warehousing	36	33	32	31	34	-2	-5.56%
Utilities	8	7	7	8	8	0	0.00%
Information	8	8	7	8	11	3	37.50%
Finance and Insurance	46	47	48	47	46	0	0.00%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26	24	24	29	32	6	23.08%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	49	53	58	63	64	15	30.61%
Mgmt. of Companies	4	6	6	D	5	1	25.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	32	35	38	37	35	3	9.38%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-3	-30.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	48	49	47	44	50	2	4.17%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	6	7	7	7	7	1	16.67%
Accommodation and Food Service	69	69	68	72	69	0	0.00%
Other Services	51	56	60	60	61	10	19.61%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	59	58	58	53	52	-7	-11.86%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of May 2025.

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